Penny Atwell Jones
I’ll Never Forget 911. I was a First Responder. This is My story of Sept. 11th 2001, 22 years ago at age 58, and how I became a First Responder and a Patriot (photos taken by me). I was born in New York's Westchester county. I was living in CW FL on Sept 11th. The day of the attack I was asleep, my then husband came in and woke me up, turned on the TV, and said look! I jumped up as I saw the plane hit the first Tower at 8:46 am. I watched the flames and black smoke. I saw people jumping out of the windows, I saw people covered in soot and ashes running down the street, nobody knowing what was going on. People just running. I sat in bed hysterical, crying. Then I saw the second plane hit the South Tower at 9:02. Next I watched The Pentagon struck by American Airlines Flight 77 at approximately 9:37. I sat up in bed crying and I remember thinking it was the end of the world. I did not know what was happening ,I was scared, I was glued to the TV all day crying, calling my friends saying "I’m from NY I have to help". I told my then husband I have to go to New York to help...
September 11, 2001
I'm very emotional remembering when I was in college in Boston 1961-1963, I shook JFK’s hand at a parade and he said hello. I never forgot that day. I wasn’t a democrat or a republican. I just loved him, he was the only President I ever voted for other than Ross Perot and Trump. I will also never forget the day in 1963. I was sitting in my dorm, and all of a sudden Church bells were ringing, fire engines were blaring. I thought it was the end of the world. We all ran out of our dorms to the streets to find out what was going on. Everyone was running screaming and crying. I had no idea what was happening I just started to run with everybody else. Hundreds were running, not knowing where we were running to. We ended up in a church and started praying. I heard people were whispering “Kennedy was shot” . Then I remember seeing the assassination on the TV. It is something I will never forget. I still don’t consider myself a democrat, or a republican...
“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." ~JFK
August 23, 2024
I will never this day either, history was made. I am very touched and very emotional that RFK Jr. dropped out of his race, suspending his campaign and endorsed President Trump. I know in my heart his father Robert F Kennedy, and Uncle John F. Kennedy are looking down on him, and very proud, as I am so very proud.
Please join me. I am doing all that I can for our country by holding Flag Wavings. We are seen by thousands. We make a difference. We are heard. We bring congressmen and women, those who are running for Congress (and other platforms) to our rallies where you can meet them. We have a voice and so do you.